Kim Yong-jin

Kim Yong-jin (1953-August 2016) was the Vice-Premier for Education of North Korea under Kim Jong-un.

Biography
Kim Yong-jin was born in 1953, just after the end of the Korean War. Under Kim Jong-un, Kim Yong-jin became Vice-Premier for Education, belonging to a department which was purged in August 2016. He was accused of being a counter-revolutionary and for being disrespectful towards the Supreme Leader, so he was executed by firing squad. This was reported on 31 August 2016, just a day after senior education official Ri Yong-jin was announced to be executed.